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Death Race 2: Frankenstein Lives (2011) a.k.a. Death Race 2

Death Race 2: Frankenstein Lives (2011) a.k.a. Death Race 2

Director: Roel Reiné
Writers:
Paul W.S. Anderson (characters and story)
Tony Giglio (screenplay)
Genre: Action

A new Death Race movie is in development. But Death Race 2 isn’t a sequel to the film starring Jason Statham, it’s actually a movie prequel to Death Race! The film, titled Death Race Frankenstein Lives, is based on a script written by Tony Giglio. It seems director Paul W.S. Anderson won’t be returning to helm the film, but he is still on board as producer.

Thanks to a casting call sheet we have more details about Death Race 2, aka Death Race Frankenstein Lives:

[CARL "LUKE" LUCAS]
In his 20s-30, handsome and confident, with a hint of danger, Lucas has been in trouble since the age of 12. Right-hand man to a notorious mobster for twelve years, he is sent away for life
after killing a cop in the course of robbing a bank. Offered a deal by the DA if he turns state’s evidence, Lucas opts to take his chances behind bars, where he soon captures the attention of a violence-peddling television producer. Possessed of some serious driving skills, assertive, strong, and charismatic, Lucas is a natural fit for the ultimate test, aka, the “Death Race.”..

[SEPTEMBER JONES]
In her 20s – early 30s, a model turned journalist, September is is “insatiably ambitious and eye-poppingly gorgeous,” a woman who knows how to use what she’s got to get what she wants. She’s callous and self-serving, dressed provocatively, with the soul of an ice-pick, but the brains to know how to market violence to the masses. When ratings for her gladiator-style television show begin plummeting, September is quick to come up with the “Death Race” concept, thrilled by its stunning success.

[ELIZABETH JAYNE CASE]
In her 20s – early 30s, and sexy, she is a card girl for the fight matches, later a navigator when the prisoners are forced to test their driving skills. Intelligent (valedictorian of her high school class), decent, with a good heart, Case landed in prison after killing her abusive cop husband. Quick to come to the aide of girl in peril or help Lucas outwit an adversary, she’s a courageous, admirable young woman. Teamed with Lucas for a death race, the chemistry soon heats up between the two…

[DOUGLAS WEYLAND]
In his 30s – 60, bold, opulent and self-indulgent, the CEO and Founder of the Weyland Corporation, he is a opportunist at best, a man who makes millions on the backs of others. Clearly not immune to September’s come-hither charm, he agrees to produce a televised gladiator-style series of fighting matches, later disappointed by the ratings. However, he’s quite impressed when September’s idea for a race to the death has the viewers tuning in again…

Filming of the movie Death Race 2, aka Death Race Frankenstein Lives, is scheduled to start end of February 2010.

Because it’s a prequel, Jason Statham is unlikely to be involved in this new Death Race movie… So I’m not that much impatient to watch Death Race Frankenstein Lives…

X-Men Origins: Deadpool (2011)

X-Men Origins: Deadpool (2011)
Writers are from "Zombieland" (Rheese And Wernick)

Deadpool Spinoff Confirmed UPDATE: Variety is reporting the story as well, which means it's all but confirmed. Congratulations Ryan Reynolds!

After X-Men Origins: Wolverine made an inexplicable amount of money over the weekend, it was really only a matter of time before the ball got rolling on a sequel or a spin-off. While Hugh Jackman is presumably off somewhere sharpening his claws to prepare for the next go-round, it's Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool who is the first confirmed character to make a return. Probably.

MTV Splash Page heard from an anonymous source "close to Fox" that the Deadpool spin-off film will be "a complete exploration of this unique character — his origins, his emergence as the Merc with the Mouth.” We've known for a while that Deadpool and Gambit were both up for spinoff consideration, and given the terrible treatment Deadpool got in Wolverine, he's definitely the one who deserves more screentime.

Does this mean the project is in the works and Ryan Reynolds has already received a fat check? Probably not. But who knows, we might wind up seeing a Deadpool movie before we get another Wolverine one, which was fine by me-- after Wolverine I think I'd rather see Hugh Jackman singing and dancing next time.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 (2011)

X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 (2011)

Writer: Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay)
Genre: Action
Casts: Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine

Plot: "Wolverine travels to Japan to trail with a samurai warrior."

Empire Magazine had the chance to sit down with X-Men producer Lauren Shuler-Donner about the upcoming origin stories, prequels, and spin-offs coming from Marvel’s mutant world.

Shuler-Donner confirms Hugh Jackman will be headed to Japan to shoot on location for X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2, or whatever the title will eventually be. The comic book storyline centers on the clawed mutant falling for Mariko Yashida, the heiress to the Yakuza crime family.

“Wolverine will be fighting in a different style to what we’ve seen before,” she said, indicating a battle between him and Mariko’s father, Shingen Yashida. It will involve “samurai, ninja, katana blades, different forms of martial arts — mano-a-mano, extreme fighting.” This plot also suggests a possible showdown with mutant supervillain Silver Samurai, but maybe I’m just stretching it. After all, who doesn’t want to see mutant ninjas?

MacGruber - Parodi MacGyver

MacGruber Parodi MacGyver 16 April 2010

- Remember television serial film “MacGyver”? “MacGruber” that many times emerge in short act joke “Saturday Night Live” that is parody from serial 1980s that stay a step is lifted to wide-screen.

Ryan Phillippe yesterday informed middle bernegoisasi, also fight actor Val Kilmer in course of negoisasi joins to produce Relativity Media is referred [as] that will be circularized by Universal. As for Will Forte and Christian Wiig also come ups to act role in serial that.

Jorma Taccone, that character creature and stage manager [of] much humorous short stories, informed will shade film “MacGruber”. As for produser and kreator “SNL”, Lorne Michaels acts as produser.

“MacGyver” stared by Richard Dean Anderson as [the] all round secret agent and mengudara in THE ABC from in 1985 till 1992. Its plan at film “MacGruber” Forte didapuk as [the] child MacGyver, and Wiig as [the] its assistant.

Wide-screen film Version will present Phillippe plays Piper, a military officer that forced in pairs with MacGruber that like sungkan liver. As for Kilmer personates Cunth.

How film prospect “MacGruber” this? Definitive “MacGruber” will emerge ahead before wide-screen film “MacGyver”, that at this time middle developed studio New Line.

Cowboys and Aliens (2011) (3D)

Cowboys and Aliens (2011) (3D)
from Graphic Novel - by DreamWorks

Director: Jon Favreau
Release Date: 2011
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, War, Western
Casts:
Robert Downey Jr. as Zeke Jackson
Jon Favreau

Plot: "In Silver City, Arizona, Apache Indians and Western settlers must lay their differences aside when an alien spaceship crash lands in their city."
DreamWorks and Universal Pictures will join to turn the graphic novel "Cowboys & Aliens" into a live action feature.

Imagine partners Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will produce along with Platinum Studios chairman-CEO Scott Mitchell Rosenberg and Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. Ervin Rustemagic and Rich Marincic co-produce.

Script will be written by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby.

The graphic novel mixes Western and science fiction genres. Set in 1800s Arizona, a skirmish between cowboys and Apaches is interrupted by the crash landing of a space ship. The alien commander plans to tame the Old West and enslave everyone, but the cowboys and Native Americans turn their six-guns against the alien invaders.

Rosenberg, who ran Malibu Comics when "Men in Black" transferred from graphic novel to hit film, created the concept for "Cowboys & Aliens" and published the graphic novel in 2006.

Several studios have been intrigued by the concept, but the deal was finally pulled together by DreamWorks production president Adam Goodman and U production prexy Donna Langley. The studios have teamed successfully in the past on such pics as "Gladiator" and the Imagine-produced "A Beautiful Mind."

Kurtzman and Orci scripted the upcoming DreamWorks/Paramount summer film "Transformers."

Fergus and Hawk Ostby's recent credits include "Children of Men" and "Iron Man."